NFL game summary for 09/30/1979:

Chuck Muncie scored on runs of 3 and 10 yards to pace the Saints' victory. Rookie Phil Simms, relieving starter Joe Pisarcik in the second quarter, rallied the Giants to two second-half scores, including an 11-yard pass to Ken Johnson, but Muncie's three-yard touchdown with 41 seconds left put the game out of reach. Garo Yepremian's 38-yard field goal in the second quarter was his 18th consecutive three-pointer, an NFL record.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Giants	OFFENSE	90.5  (26)	121.5  (23)	212.0  (28)	9
	DEFENSE	167.8  (23)	150.0  (11)	317.8  (16)	11
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	155.5  (8)	277.8  (1)	433.2  (1)	8
	DEFENSE	182.0  (24)	208.8  (23)	390.8  (26)	8

Line: Saints by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Giants (0-5-0)	0	0	7	7	14
New Orleans Saints (2-3-0)	0	10	7	7	24

( 0- 7) NO  Chuck Muncie 10 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-10) NO  Garo Yepremian 38 yard field goal
( 0-17) NO  Ike Harris 24 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7-17) NYG Billy Taylor 5 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
(14-17) NYG Ken Johnson 11 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)
(14-24) NO  Chuck Muncie 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     NYG             NO
First Downs:         13              21
Rushes-yards:        34-122          35-167
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-29-174-2     17-34-202-2
Sacked-yards:        1-11            1-7
Net pass yards:      163             195
Net yards/pass:      5.4             5.6
Total net yards:     285             362
Total plays:         64 (53% run)    70 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             1-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     7-53            3-32

Attendance: 51,543

Passing:
NYG: Phil Simms, 8 of 19 for 115 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Joe Pisarcik, 3 of 9 for 39 yards; Dave Jennings, 1 of 1 for 20 yards
NO: Archie Manning, 17 of 33 for 202 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Chuck Muncie, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
NYG: Doug Kotar, 12 for 62 yards; Ken Johnson, 9 for 20 yards; Billy Taylor, 6 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Emery Moorehead, 5 for 14 yards; Phil Simms, 2 for 0 yards
NO: Chuck Muncie, 19 for 80 yards and 2 TDs; Tony Galbreath, 14 for 81 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 6 yards

Receiving:
NYG: Johnny Perkins, 3 for 83 yards; Ken Johnson, 2 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Doug Kotar, 2 for 4 yards; Brad Van Pelt, 1 for 20 yards; Earnest Gray, 1 for 16 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for 15 yards; Gary Shirk, 1 for 10 yards; Emery Moorehead, 1 for 4 yards
NO: Tony Galbreath, 6 for 16 yards; Wes Chandler, 5 for 62 yards; Ike Harris, 3 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Henry Childs, 3 for 37 yards

Kick returns:
NYG: Billy Taylor, 1 for 31 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 23 yards; Beasley Reece, 1 for 20 yards; Dan Lloyd, 1 for 0 yards
NO: Rich Mauti, 3 for 70 yards

Punt returns:
NYG: Jim Robinson, 3 for 21 yards
NO: Rich Mauti, 1 for 33 yards

Interceptions:
NYG: Harry Carson, 1 for 13 yards; Beasley Reece, 1 for 3 yards
NO: Pat Hughes, 1 for 40 yards; Eric Felton, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 7 for 298 yards
NO: Rick Partridge, 7 for 273 yards

Field Goals:
NYG: Joe Danelo, 0/2
NO: Garo Yepremian, 1/1

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